CONNECTION OF AXLE BOX WITH SIDE FRAME OF FREIGHT CAR BOGIE Russian patent published in 2007 - IPC B61F5/30 

FIELD: railway transport.

SUBSTANCE: proposed connection contains support adapter of axle-box bearing 2 and elastic gasket 3 installed in axle-box cutout of side frame 5 between support surfaces of axle-box cutout and adapter. Upper metal plate 10 is installed between support surface of axle-box cutout and elastic gasket, being fixed together with elastic gasket. Side edges of upper metal plate are bent at angle to vertical and are arranged to provide contact with side faces of upper support surface of axle-box cutout. Elastic metal plate 13 is installed between support surface of adapter and elastic gasket, being fixed together with elastic gasket. Side edges of elastic metal plate are bent and arranged parallel to bent off side edges of upper metal plate foxed on support surface of axle-box cutout. Non-elastic friction elements or elastic nonmetallic elements 15 are installed on bent off side edges of elastic metal plate.

EFFECT: improved negotiating of curved sections of track by freight car.

2 cl, 5 dwg